Funeral services will be held today for Samuel Epstein, one of the oldest trade union leaders, who died Sunday, after a prolonged illness. He was connected with the Retail Dress Goods Association for the last 27 years, with the United Hebrew Trades for 30 years, and was active in the Workmen’s Circle and the Forward Association.
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